>>Al,
>>
>>You can change the contents of a field in the table's validation rule - regardless of whether the record was changed in a browse window or not
>>The table rule will not run recursively
>>
>>
>>Code
>>

>>&& somewhere in the record validation rule
>>
>>if( FieldChanged('TheNameOfTheField') )
>>    replace TheNameOfTheField with YourChangedContents
>>endif
>>*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>function FieldChanged(FieldName)
>>
>>	do case
>>	case isnull(oldval(m.FieldName)) or Isnull(eval(m.FieldName))
>>		return (isnull(oldval(m.FieldName)) <> Isnull(eval(m.FieldName)) )
>>	otherwise
>>		return (oldval(m.FieldName) <> eval(m.FieldName))
>>	endcase
>>endfunc
>>*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>

>
>It would not work until you move out of the record (or commit changes).

I know that